London, England
Bunhill Fields
A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.
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London, England
A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.
Seaview, England
This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
Mow Cop, England
This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.
Leek, England
This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.
London, England
Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.
Corsham, England
Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.
London, England
A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.
London, England
This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
London, England
A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
North Chideock, England
These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
London, England
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
Cheddar, England
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Weston, England
Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.
London, England
A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.
Lancaster, England
The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
London, England
Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.